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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      53,008</td>
<td class="r data">      30,178</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      32,075</td>
<td class="r data">      20,124</td>
<td class="r data">    62.7</td>
<td class="r data">      20,933</td>
<td class="r data">      10,054</td>
<td class="r data">    48.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      61,851</td>
<td class="r data">      36,054</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">      37,988</td>
<td class="r data">      24,433</td>
<td class="r data">    64.3</td>
<td class="r data">      23,863</td>
<td class="r data">      11,621</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      66,722</td>
<td class="r data">      37,971</td>
<td class="r data">    56.9</td>
<td class="r data">      40,977</td>
<td class="r data">      25,824</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">      25,745</td>
<td class="r data">      12,147</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      68,135</td>
<td class="r data">      37,683</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">      41,368</td>
<td class="r data">      25,567</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      26,767</td>
<td class="r data">      12,116</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      69,541</td>
<td class="r data">      38,283</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
<td class="r data">      42,087</td>
<td class="r data">      25,941</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      27,454</td>
<td class="r data">      12,342</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      68,463</td>
<td class="r data">      36,333</td>
<td class="r data">    53.1</td>
<td class="r data">      42,015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,881</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">      26,448</td>
<td class="r data">      11,452</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      66,723</td>
<td class="r data">      34,698</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
<td class="r data">      41,845</td>
<td class="r data">      24,128</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
<td class="r data">      24,878</td>
<td class="r data">      10,570</td>
<td class="r data">    42.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      62,237</td>
<td class="r data">      31,900</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
<td class="r data">      39,170</td>
<td class="r data">      22,257</td>
<td class="r data">    56.8</td>
<td class="r data">      23,067</td>
<td class="r data">       9,643</td>
<td class="r data">    41.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      58,882</td>
<td class="r data">      29,599</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">      37,141</td>
<td class="r data">      20,746</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">      21,741</td>
<td class="r data">       8,853</td>
<td class="r data">    40.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      54,568</td>
<td class="r data">      27,332</td>
<td class="r data">    50.1</td>
<td class="r data">      34,159</td>
<td class="r data">      19,135</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,409</td>
<td class="r data">       8,197</td>
<td class="r data">    40.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      49,357</td>
<td class="r data">      27,645</td>
<td class="r data">    56.0</td>
<td class="r data">      29,535</td>
<td class="r data">      18,113</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
<td class="r data">      19,822</td>
<td class="r data">       9,532</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      58,049</td>
<td class="r data">      33,385</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">      35,423</td>
<td class="r data">      22,366</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,626</td>
<td class="r data">      11,019</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      62,580</td>
<td class="r data">      34,994</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">      38,142</td>
<td class="r data">      23,500</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      24,438</td>
<td class="r data">      11,494</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      63,954</td>
<td class="r data">      34,730</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">      38,440</td>
<td class="r data">      23,183</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      25,514</td>
<td class="r data">      11,547</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      65,032</td>
<td class="r data">      35,135</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">      38,951</td>
<td class="r data">      23,403</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">      26,081</td>
<td class="r data">      11,732</td>
<td class="r data">    45.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      64,042</td>
<td class="r data">      33,196</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
<td class="r data">      38,878</td>
<td class="r data">      22,324</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
<td class="r data">      25,164</td>
<td class="r data">      10,872</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      62,319</td>
<td class="r data">      31,588</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">      38,686</td>
<td class="r data">      21,574</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
<td class="r data">      23,633</td>
<td class="r data">      10,014</td>
<td class="r data">    42.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      57,905</td>
<td class="r data">      28,796</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">      36,000</td>
<td class="r data">      19,671</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
<td class="r data">      21,905</td>
<td class="r data">       9,125</td>
<td class="r data">    41.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      54,808</td>
<td class="r data">      26,660</td>
<td class="r data">    48.6</td>
<td class="r data">      34,170</td>
<td class="r data">      18,324</td>
<td class="r data">    53.6</td>
<td class="r data">      20,638</td>
<td class="r data">       8,336</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      50,680</td>
<td class="r data">      24,482</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
<td class="r data">      31,338</td>
<td class="r data">      16,758</td>
<td class="r data">    53.5</td>
<td class="r data">      19,342</td>
<td class="r data">       7,724</td>
<td class="r data">    39.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       3,507</td>
<td class="r data">       2,480</td>
<td class="r data">    70.7</td>
<td class="r data">       2,431</td>
<td class="r data">       1,960</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,076</td>
<td class="r data">         520</td>
<td class="r data">    48.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,658</td>
<td class="r data">       2,595</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,465</td>
<td class="r data">       2,000</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,193</td>
<td class="r data">         595</td>
<td class="r data">    49.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,971</td>
<td class="r data">       2,892</td>
<td class="r data">    72.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,709</td>
<td class="r data">       2,241</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,262</td>
<td class="r data">         651</td>
<td class="r data">    51.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,983</td>
<td class="r data">       2,828</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">       2,774</td>
<td class="r data">       2,263</td>
<td class="r data">    81.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,209</td>
<td class="r data">         565</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,209</td>
<td class="r data">       2,939</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,886</td>
<td class="r data">       2,339</td>
<td class="r data">    81.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,323</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">    45.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,117</td>
<td class="r data">       2,930</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,871</td>
<td class="r data">       2,358</td>
<td class="r data">    82.1</td>
<td class="r data">       1,246</td>
<td class="r data">         572</td>
<td class="r data">    45.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,054</td>
<td class="r data">       2,848</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
<td class="r data">       2,849</td>
<td class="r data">       2,302</td>
<td class="r data">    80.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,205</td>
<td class="r data">         546</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,932</td>
<td class="r data">       2,810</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">       2,812</td>
<td class="r data">       2,298</td>
<td class="r data">    81.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,120</td>
<td class="r data">         512</td>
<td class="r data">    45.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,775</td>
<td class="r data">       2,715</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,707</td>
<td class="r data">       2,210</td>
<td class="r data">    81.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,068</td>
<td class="r data">         505</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       3,564</td>
<td class="r data">       2,598</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
<td class="r data">       2,529</td>
<td class="r data">       2,134</td>
<td class="r data">    84.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,035</td>
<td class="r data">         464</td>
<td class="r data">    44.8</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">    36.8</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">          74</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">    49.7</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">         125</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">    78.6</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         300</td>
<td class="r data">         209</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">    79.6</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    20.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">         207</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">         266</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         350</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">         310</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">    81.3</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         400</td>
<td class="r data">         294</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
<td class="r data">         358</td>
<td class="r data">         288</td>
<td class="r data">    80.4</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">         224</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         324</td>
<td class="r data">         252</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">         243</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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